Lotus 49
Car: Lotus-Ford 49 / Engine: 900 V8 Ford-Cosworth DFV / Maker: Lotus / Bore X Stroke: 85.7 x 64.8 mm / Year: 1967 / Capacity: 2,998 cc / Class: Formula 1 / Power: 415 bhp at 9,500 rpm / Wheelbase: 2,413 mm Track: Front: 60 inches Rear: 61 inches / Weight: 1168.4 lbs
This is easily one of our favorite Lotus race cars ever. The 3 liter Formula was now one year old and after an unsuccessful 1966 season using a variety of engines including the H-16 BRM, Chapman was desperate for a new power source. He approached Keith Duckworth who along with Mike Costin and Bill Brown had built a lucrative business modifying production-based Ford engines for the junior formula.
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